Norwegian Folk Tales: Volume Two

by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Jørgen Moe, Erik Werenskiold (Illustrator)

The best of these matchless tales are presented with the original illustrations by two of Norway's most famous artists, Erik Werenskiold and Theodor Kittelsen. Working closely with Asbjornsen and Moe they expressed in their drawings the very essence of mood and feeling in the stories themselves. Witches and trolls, sly foxes and great bears, romantic princesses and countrylads-turned-heroes are all here, as alive in the illustrations as in the imagination and tradition of the Norwegian people.

Genres: Fairy Tales

Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

Peter Christen Asbjørnsen was a Norwegian writer and scholar. He and Jørgen Engebretsen Moe were collectors of Norwegian folklore. They were so closely united in their lives' work that their folk tale collections are commonly mentioned only as "Asbjørnsen and Moe".

Reviews

[Cláudia Andrade · Rating 3 out of 5]

I've always loved folk tales since childhood and still love now, specially if the tales come with very beautiful and well done illustrations. Here you can find some simple and "happy ending" tales, most with animals just like La Fontaine fables.